I knew the name Barton was familiar. God, I hope this is the end of him politically.

I LOL'd!

Makes me cuss out loud and bang my head on the table, actually bang my head on a table. I’m in a public place damn it, that was wrong. People are staring now, thanks!

not Inhof on the senate floor with a snowball stupid.... but VERY close.

http://irregulartimes.com/?s=Joe+Barton&submit=Search

https://www.theguardian.com/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/jun/17/joe-barton-bp-apology-oil-spill-republican

Due to his remarks during the oil spill hearing.

...............A member of the committee that was questioning Hayward over BP's failures in the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and disastrous oil leak, Barton apology made him a laughing stock – and provided a welcome PR gift to President Obama and the Democratic party after weeks of criticism.
In his opening statement, the Texas representative began by apologising to BP for government pressure that led to BP paying $20bn into a special fund to compensate victims of the oil spill:

"I'm ashamed of what happened in the White House yesterday. I think it is a tragedy in the first proportion, that a private corporation can be subjected to what I would characterize as a shakedown – in this case a $20bn shakedown."

Continuing, Barton said:

"I'm only speaking for myself. I'm not speaking for anyone else, but I apologise. I do not want to live in a county where anytime a citizen or a corporation does something that is legitimately wrong, it is subject to some sort of political pressure that is, again, in my words, amounts to a shakedown. So I apologise."

The surprise at Barton's remarks was heightened after it was revealed the Texas congressman – who once worked as an oilfield engineer – has has received nearly $150,000 in donations from an oil company, Anadarko Petroleum, which is a partner with BP in the Gulf oilfield.
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The White House was quick to seize on Barton's comments. Vice President Joe Biden called Barton's apology "incredibly insensitive, incredibly out of touch," while White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said: "It's hard to tell what planet these people live on."

it will be alright as long as they go at night!

It had been a long time since he''d seen it

:middlefinger: :middlefinger:

Someone should have told Joe if the wind slowed down he wouldn't get blown off the side of the flat earth.

Malaise posted it last night: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029871941